Bringing a new revolutionary design to switching devices and equipment.
Introducing a user-friendly development environment to support manufacturing processes.

People now interact with machines through human-machine interfaces (HMI). In this field, as the adoption of capacitive touch interfaces expands rapidly, the use of conventional mechanical keys with limited functions are effectively being replaced. Panels with user-friendly designs can be operated using actions such as finger touches and swipe motions. Capacitative touch technology allows even devices designed for complex and highly skilled operations to be controlled with intuitive finger movements.

As the capacitive touch operation scene expands, panel sensitivity and high-noise resistance have become key requirements in achieving accurate switching movements and sophisticated operational performance. There is also a demand for features involving environmental tolerance to water, dirt, or temperature variations. In addition to these requirements, development periods and costs are also hurdles that need to be considered and overcome.

We, Renesas Electronics Corp., are ready to offer revolutionary solutions to achieve breakthroughs in this field. Click on the video below to experience our advanced technologies and be amazed by the high-level functions and high performance of our capacitive touch panels.

3D gesture demo applies Renesas' capacitive touch solution to realize an HMI that detects gesture motions (up and down, left and right, and forward and back) of a hand in three-dimensional space.

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Development environment made easy with the Capacitive Touch Evaluation System

RX 231 HMI Solution Kit

This is an HMI (Human Machine Interface) Solution Kit mounted with an LCD segment display circuit, sound reproducing circuit, capacitive touch circuit, etc.
It can facilitate the development and evaluation of HMI and USB-applied products such as electric home appliances and healthcare products with built-in communication functions.

RX 130 Capacitive Touch Evaluation System

The RX 130 Capacitive Touch Evaluation System is designed for easy evaluation of capacitive touch solutions offered by Renesas.
As the board and software are included in the kit, evaluation may be conducted immediately after purchase.

Capacitive Touch Development Tool: QE for Capacitive Touch

QE for Capacitive Touch makes it easy to adjust the sensitivity of the touch buttons that are necessary for embedded system development that uses capacitive touch technology, shortening time to market. This tool supports the RX Family of microcontrollers.

Product Functions & Features

- Easily incorporate touch button drivers into a program via a graphical user interface (GUI)
- Easily adjust touch buttons in sequence using workflows
- Graphical display of touch interface configuration enables easy visualization
- Even a large number of touch buttons can be automatically tuned quickly, improving development efficiency
- Apply program modifications with the push of a single button
- Monitoring function makes it easy to check and fine tune touch button operation
- e2 studio integrated development environment integration* allows all work to be done from e2 studio

*QE for Capacitive Touch is a plug-in for e2 studio. The plug-in must be downloaded from the website and installed.

Next-Generation HMI Solution

3D Gesture Demo

The 3D gesture demo applies Renesas' capacitive touch solution to realize an HMI that detects gesture motions (up and down, left and right, and forward and back) of a hand in three-dimensional space. Standard version (160 mm sq.) and small version (80 mm sq.) are available.